Everything But Marriage

I happen to be of the opinion that we should remove marriage from the secular system entirely — that is, courts would merely deal with civil unions, which would be identical and impart identical rights to any couple, straight or gay — and let the churches handle marriage ceremonies for people who want them.

I happen to be of the opinion that we should remove marriage from the secular system entirely — that is, courts would merely deal with civil unions, which would be identical and impart identical rights to any couple, straight or gay — and let the churches handle marriage ceremonies for people who want them. If God doesn’t want same-sex couples to marry, then fine, let the churches bar their doors. But there is absolutely no reason why same-sex couples shouldn’t get all the same legal rights and privileges that heterosexual couples do.

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Frankly, the reason this won’t likely happen, isn’t that civil unions or equal rights aren’t a great solution. Anyone with half a buck worth of grey matter accepts and knows that.

The reason is, that Churches use the bully pulpit of “marriage” to attempt to police their perception of morality and righteousness. If we take this mallet away from them, something else will crop up.

Religion is a for-profit operation, opposition to same-sex marriages is, currently, a great way to tap the minds, hearts, and wallets of the morbidly backwater. Coming up with a solution to the issue won’t calm the haters, it’ll just redirect their ire.

Not that that should stop us from implementing equal rights, but there’s a chance we’ll be having this conversation on a similar topic a year past the passage of that law, again.